"This class was full of information that can be used on all jobs. His experiences were very educational as well as humorous. The hands-on was very helpful. Break-through on many new products that will ease any job. Maurizio is god when it comes to polishing stone. His knowledge is unbelievable. His creativeness is great. He is a wealth of information. A great source for anyone. I would recommend this class to beginners as well as expertsbecause you never can know all tricks to one trade!"  Georgio Lazarou.  (Apex Granite & Tile, stone restoration contractor for 8 years.)
 

"Excellent professional class. Interesting – held my interest. I all likelihood I would probably be well advised to take the class again in a year or two when I have some frame of reference." Mary Jane Bello.

"Every promise was clearly and carefully delivered. Thank you for you attention to details and you time to develop such procedure. Thank you!" Steven R. Price. (Artisan Marble Restoration, stone restoration contractor for 14 years.)
 

"This class paid for itself over and over with the info I learned!" Timm Sowder.  (Paragon Stone Care, stone restoration contractor for 3 years.)
 

"This training class was more than what I expected! The training was answers to questions I have had for over a year. It covered from the science of stone to the end results of polished stone. I wish there were “refresher” classes after this one. I look forward to put this knowledge to work. I highly recommend class for beginners and experienced." Elisabeth (Betty) Donatto. (D’s Enterprises Commercial Cleaning, cleaning and polishing of marble and granite floors contractor for 2 ˝ years.)

"Excellent workshop to learn and net worth." Roger Konarski. (Luster Restoration Stone Work, stone restoration contractor for 2 years.)

"Maurizio's Marble Class a 10+"
Posted By Elizabeth Donatto on 10/25/2004 at 10:23 PM

"Ok "noobies"....listen up. I attended Maurizio's class and should have sent this email when I got off the plane but being eager and enthusiastic I hit the ground running. I am a newbie although I have been handling various types of floors for a couple of years I finally took the plunge to really learn what stone is and how to correctly maintain it. I have been very lucky to get by doing "cosmetic" maintenance to marble floors and not having to buy a marble floor. Maurizio and his wife's knowledge of the chemistry, marketing and maintenance blew me away. Let me add that this class is not just for rookies. I was in a class with 8, 10, 18 years of experience. From Seattle to Canada the knowledge we were getting from this class was illuminating. We exchanged ideas on chemicals to equipment. They had as many questions as I did and they too were blown away at the results of the honing and polishing of the different types of marble and especially the black granite. The main key point I walked away with was that there is "NO ONE SYSTEM that fits all!" Once you erase that thought habit your mind is open to accepting Maurizio's teaching and start your own thinking. I came back home and now understand more of how important honing and polishing is to marble and granite. I have began faxing my current customers to inform them of my new knowlege and I have chosen one customer to allow me to "practice" on his marble for free. (Gotta start somewhere!) We also saw how Cement can be polished. Amazing!!! Surpassing my expectations is an understatement..for example I honestly thought we would be looking for the wall clock waiting on the next break but no one cared about breaks, including me and what did we talk about at lunch...you guessed it...we all had floor maintenance war stories. Maurizio gave the hands on training and then we would bounce back to the class room for his lectures. You can't take notes fast enough, he tells you about his ups and downs, he tells you how to market, he tells you the do's and don't's, he tells you how to sell your skills. Well worth the bucks...
Ok..you are saying where is the down side to this. The only negative I have is the hotel..(not Maurizio's fault) I think there were a bunch of partying construction workers meeting going on and the hotel was a bit retarded on telling these guys to shut up at 2:30 AM. And another negative...don't rely on the airlines to get you there early in the morning. It’s best to fly into Philly the night before.
I hope Maurizio has a "refresher" course later in 2005. It would be great to refresh especially when it may or (may not) take a couple of weeks or months to get your customer list built up."

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